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Congratulations to Ember, Mary, Ally, Chopstick, Hal, Ween, Jerry and Tori for finding their forever homes today!

Congratulations to Chucky, Spice, Emerson, our cat of the week Gardenia, and Leif & Tayto who were adopted as a pair – for all finding their forever homes today! We did not have a photo of Emerson.

Meet Scooter.  Scooter is a long-term shelter cat that has defied the odds and is thriving at TAPS.  Scooter was walked into TAPS on October 4, 2017 by two local firemen.  They found Scooter in the bushes outside of the firehouse on 14th Street in Pekin.  Scooter was only 3 – 4 weeks old.   ShortlyContinue reading “Furr-Ever Thankful Series: Scooter’s Story”

Hi there, I’m Rachel and I am 3 years old. I am a pretty, orange and white, female. I came to TAPS from a nearby animal control where I was surrendered when I was pregnant. I was in a foster home taking care of my babies until they were ready to be adopted and nowContinue reading “Feline Friday – Featuring: Rachel”

Congratulations to Johnny and Mooney for finding their forever homes today! We also had 2 double kitten adoptions, with Sabrina & Ichabod and Honeycrisp & Lo going home together!

Congratulations to Elvira, Baby Girl, Halle, Edgar – and Zero & Amarillo, who were adopted together – for all finding their forever homes today!

By: Holly Crotty, TAPS Executive Director Max sat at a municipal pound for weeks waiting for his owner to come back for him.  When his owners didn’t show up to reclaim him, we transferred him to TAPS.   Upon arrival, we determined that he had grade 2 heart block and his heart was only beatingContinue reading “Furr-Ever Thankful Series: Max & Matilda’s Hospice Foster Stories”

Congratulations to Cookie, Winston, and Gingerbread for finding their forever homes today!

If you are anything like myself, you wish you could have allllll the animals! Well, there is something you CAN do to help our friends in the shelter, without having to adopt – you can foster! When all of this COVID stuff started, I was devastated to find out that TAPS was having to closeContinue reading “Furr-Ever Thankful Series: Ansel Adams Foster Story”

CAT OF THE WEEK: MEET GARDENIA Hi there, I’m Gardenia and I am 2 years old. (I met her yesterday and talk about a sweetheart!! Her fur is SO soft and all she wanted was to be pet and held!) I am a pretty, grey and white, young lady, here from a nearby animal control.Continue reading “Pets of the Week- November 9”